# District of Columbia PR26-0108: Sense of the Council on Supporting Humane and Trauma-Informed Responses to Behavioral Health Crises Resolution of 2025 District of Columbia PR26-0108, Sense of the Council on Supporting Humane and Trauma-Informed Responses to Behavioral Health Crises Resolution of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Christina Henderson (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2025-12-26 (Resolution R26-0284, Effective from Dec 16, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 014155); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-PR26-0108-26 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: District of Columbia PR26-0108 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Sense of the Council on Supporting Humane and Trauma-Informed Responses to Behavioral Health Crises Resolution of 2025 - Status: adopted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-28 - Last action: 2025-12-26, Resolution R26-0284, Effective from Dec 16, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 014155 - Sponsor: Christina Henderson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (13 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Faster crisis hotlines and warm handoffs: benefit, low. The law sets a hotline goal: by 2027, 988 and the DBH Access Helpline answer at least 90% of OUC‑transferred calls within 15 to 20 seconds. DBH and 988 must give strong initial and ongoing training to call takers. DBH and the Mayor set clear performance goals and fund staffing to meet the target. W… - More trained police for mental health calls: benefit, low. The law directs MPD to expand the co‑response model and increase Crisis Intervention Officers. The goal is to have trained responders handle mental health crises more often. - Better 911 and behavioral health coordination: benefit, low. OUC updates IT and credentialing so more DBH staff can access OUC systems. Credentialed DBH staff keep a continuous presence in the CAD system to view, monitor, and close events and help dispatch CRT. OUC and DBH check DBH daily login activity. OUC shares DBH response data with MPD and Fire and EMS… - Stronger mobile crisis teams and beds: benefit, low. OUC, DBH, CRT, and ChAMPS plan to move more 911 calls to 988, the Access Helpline, CRT, and ChAMPS, and DBH staffs CRT to handle them. DBH staffs and equips CRT and ChAMPS with vehicles, deployment sites, and up‑to‑date tech. Teams can serve people who do not speak English and people who are Deaf o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Christina Henderson (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-12-16 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-12-26: Resolution R26-0284, Effective from Dec 16, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 014155 (House) - 2025-12-16: Approved with Resolution Number R26-0284 (House) - 2025-12-16: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-12-08: Committee Mark-up of PR26-0108 by the Health Committee (House) - 2025-12-01: Committee Mark-up of PR26-0108 by the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (House) - 2025-03-31: Roundtable on PR26-0108 (House) - 2025-03-28: Re-Referral published. (House) - 2025-03-28: Notice of Roundtable Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-03-21: Notice of Roundtable filed in the Office of Secretary by Health, Judiciary and Public Safety (House) - 2025-03-18: Re-Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, and Committee on Health (House) - 2025-03-07: Notice of Intent to Act on PR26-0108 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-03-04: Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety with comments from the Committee on Health (House) - 2025-02-28: PR26-0108 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment, 2025-12-16: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57284/Meeting1/Enrollment/PR26-0108-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=229985) - Introduced, 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57284/Introduction/PR26-0108-Introduction.pdf?Id=207459) ## Related bills - B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025 (signed) - B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (signed) - B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026 (signed) - B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 (signed) - B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed) - B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed) ## Sources - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57284/Meeting1/Enrollment/PR26-0108-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=229985) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57284/Introduction/PR26-0108-Introduction.pdf?Id=207459) ## Related - [B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0047-26) - [B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amend…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0785-26) - [B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0663-26) - [B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0181-26) - [B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Correcti…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0735-26) - [B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarificati…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0760-26) - [District of Columbia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/district-of-columbia/bills) - [District of Columbia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/district-of-columbia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-PR26-0108-26 (as of 2026-11-04).